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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Hornish, Almirola Add XFINITY Series Dates

Richard Petty
Motorsports and Biagi-DenBenste Racing announced today they will extend their
partnership to enter drivers Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. in three NASCAR
XFINITY Series races this season. Almirola raced with the team in the
season-opening XFINITY Series race at Daytona International Speedway, finishing
seventh.

Hornish will take the
reins of the No. 98 Biagi-DenBenste Racing Ford Mustang at Atlanta Motor
Speedway this weekend and again at the Auto Club Speedway on March 21. Almirola
will return to the XFINITY Series at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7.

Hornish is a three-time
winner in the XFINITY Series, and Almirola has one career victory. Both drivers
have finished in the Top-Five in the series championship standings.
Biagi-DenBenste Racing has recorded one win and numerous Top-10 finishes over
the years, with various drivers.

"The Biagi-DenBenste
Racing team have been great to work with," said Sammy Johns, Director of
Competition . "They prepare good cars with good people. I really believe
having Aric and Sam on the track throughout the weekend gives us an advantage on
Sunday. Also, I believe they can win races for this team. It's a beneficial
partnership for everyone involved."

"We have seen that Aric
can race at the front of the field and compete for wins with us,"
added
Fred Biagi co-owner of Biagi-DenBeste Racing. "Adding Sam to our race
schedule only allows us more opportunities to be successful. We're proud to
have experienced drivers who can bring immediate success to our team. It
provides great value to our sponsors who partner with us each weekend."